Armadillos are native to South America; and leprosy, first brought to Brazil over 500 years ago by the European explorers and through the slave trade from West Africa, has been widespread there ...

Armadillos are moving into Indiana. In the southeastern U.S., they've been blamed in some cases of leprosy.

Still, more armadillos carrying leprosy doesn’t mean armadillos are directly causing leprosy, wildlife experts say. The most recent case of leprosy reported in Florida came from a 54-year-old ...

Armadillos are moving into Indiana. In the southeastern U.S., they've been blamed in some cases of leprosy. News Sports Business Features Submit a News Tip Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

Leprosy is an ancient disease, the oldest disease known to be associated with humans, with evidence of characteristic bone pitting and deformities found in burial sites in India as far back as ...

Health officials are seeing more cases of the rare disease of leprosy in Florida, and want to find out why. Florida researchers are weighing in with some clues.

An uptick of confirmed leprosy cases in Florida is resparking the debate of the disease’s possible connection to nine-banded armadillos, USA Today reported Oct. 3. In August, the CDC said ...

Leprosy’s tale stretches from 5,000-year-old skeletons in Eurasia to a startling 4,000-year-old case in Chile, revealing that ...

Armadillos are moving into Indiana. In the southeastern U.S., they've been blamed in some cases of leprosy.